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„ri ■ -' S' - ' '■•%'A'vV‘*‘ ' ,,v^vV,L ■.• -it\ 'H' «•' fife*■ f | si^ggr”IHI. . i,£gk* -*x'■'?-i, ?■:lt; ■UPi Teiepr»oioMIKE BOLYARD WATCHES PAUL ROBERTS VIE FOR BALL..» » * *. «- * * #.# # * * *,aVBlueDemonsbeginchampionshipquestCHARLESTON, W Va. (UPI) -Northfork’s Blue Demons, the pride of McDowell County, take their rampaging attack and No. 1 rating into the state high school basketball tournament Thursday.The Blue Demons, defending Double-A champs and winners of 31 straight games, meet the Cavaliers of Greenbrier West at 7:30 p.m.In the .other Double-A semi-final, Warwood was matched against Huntington Vinson at 1 p.m.Other teams and fans around the state who have been hearing about Northfork’s exploits all season will have a chance to decide for themselves if the Demons from the little town of 700 residents are really the bestflattening opponents by 40 and 50 points. Though their tallest player, Anthony Harris, is just 6-foot-4, the Demons outrebounded their foes by99They finished No, I in the UPI state poll, first time a small school has done that since the ratings began 18years ago.The honor, said Coach JenningsBovd. “was probably the best thing that’s happened to me in nine years ofcoaching.The Blue Demons have what might be called a buzz-saw offense andifan overwhelming margin.“We score 33 and a half points a game off our opponents’ turnovers, says Boyd.the Blue Demons have six players averaging in double figures, led by Harris at 20.8 and guard Scottie Todd at 13.7.Greenbrier West’s Estep says he’d just as soon take on Northfork in the first round and “we’re going to need a lot of luck.”West, which has a 21-3 record, also has a balanced scoring attack with 6-7 center Bobby Bennett, guard Joey Fitzwater and forward Clifford Wicks all hitting in the 12-13 point range and guard Bob Strout at 10.In the other Double-A opener, Warwood takes a 19-5 mark againstVinson’s 23-2.Vinson finished 15th in the finaland Warwood 18th Bothstrangulation defense.“They run all over you, they don’toeath,”let up, they pressure you to one southern coach commented midway in the season.In the early going, Coach Willie Akers of Logan said Northfork u*as the best in the state, “better than any of theTriple-A teams. “And Coach John Estep of Greenbrier West, whose team isits first state tourney appearance, says Northfork “may be the best.’’The Demons have some remarkable statistics. They have scored at a 91-points-per game clip.ratingsteams are small, with the tallest starter 6-2.Forward Craig Reidel led Warwood during the season with a 22-points-per -game average. Tony Reed and Mark Byard have paced Vinson's balanced lineup with 13-point averages.The semifinal winners will meet for the Double-A championship at 1Saturday.p.m.announcesramp and ham feteCLAY- The third annual Ramp and Ham Dinner of the Clay High Athletic Boosters Club will be held from 12 noon-5 p.m. Sunday, April 6 at theClay School cafeteria
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Morgantown Dominion Post
Morgantown, West Virginia, US
Thu, Mar 20, 1975
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